Jennifer Harris - University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Professor: Jennifer Harris

Department: Religious Studies

College: University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SMC305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I loved this class and she is an articulate, amusing and presents her lectures well. There are many assignments and mountains of reading. Many found her grading harsh, but I got better grades from her than from Jason the TA. Get to grips with the first couple of readings and the scene by scene analysis of music videos for the summaries and exam.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SMC305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

workload is way too heavy. many assignments and are marked quite harshly. final paper worth only 20% but was required to write up to 10 pages. Final exam was not optional like the previous year.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SMC229
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

reading materials & lectures are thoughtful but the workload is too heavy. reading materials are very lengthy. can go up to 100 pages a week. There are assignments throughout the semester, which can include an optional final paper of 8-10 pages and a number of reports. There is also a final exam. Class average is low.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SMC305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof Harris gives extremely well-organized lectures and her lecture slides are well detailed. I thoroughly enjoyed this course as it was very fun, thought-provoking and interesting. However, she is a hard marker! Be prepared to do lots of readings (and a close one at that)! She is overall a very knowledgeable, kind and funny professor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SMC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Probably one of the best female professors I've had at UofT. Very intelligent and has a great sense of humour.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SMC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof. Harris is amazing! Attending her class was relaxing - she's such a positive and pleasant person, and a great instructor. Recommended!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SMCSECT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

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Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SMS305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

she is an affective university professor who knows her material well and shows much interest in the subject. although i realized that it was not the course for me during the semester i looked forward to attending her class because it was very interactive and i appreciated her lectures.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SMC2351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Best teacher at this school. Extremely helpful, enjoyable to learn from. If you didn't like this teacher it is because you didn't work hard and you did poorly in her class. You snooze you lose.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SMC305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I found the professor very unclear, and not helpful in understanding the topic. Her disucssions weren't controled and flew all over the place. Further, course expectations were unclear and comments were not helpful. Good passion for the material but poor teaching ability.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SMC305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A professor who is passionate about teaching and actually cares about her students (and knows all their names!). Her infectious enthusiasm stands in stark contrast to the other egotistical prof's I have had who don't care about thier students, or about presenting material in an engaging, exciting manner.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SMC305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Actually makes religion interesting! The material is made accessible and she gets the class engaged through group discussion and utilizing various mediums such as film and music.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SMC305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof. Harris is an amazing prof. She is brilliant, and clear, and ALWAYS willing to help her students. She took every opportunity to make sure we felt comfortable with where we were in the course, but she never spoon fed. She is more than fair, and always willing to listen. She never patronizes. She never dismisses. She is an incredible professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SMC305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

GREAT professor. She brought in alot of interesting forms of popular culture and was able to engage the classroom. Very helpful and considerate to science students as well :) She really likes class discussion

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SMC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof. Harris was great! She knows her stuff and is enthusiastic about it! It was always interesting to listen to her and all her insights! :)

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SMC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

simply amazing. she makes even the most dry of material come to life.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIS220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Had her as my TA for HIS220. Amazingly supportive and engaged instructor! Very challenging marker but gives lots of suggestions and assistance with your writing! None of that 'satisfactory- needs improvement' b.s.! One of the best young prof. at SMC!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SMC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This is one of the best courses I've taken at UofT. Its only downfall is that Prof Harris is a very hard marker. However, it's the kind of class where you won't mind putting in the extra effort necessary, and Prof Harris herself is extremely helpful and kind.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SMC425
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Challenging class taught by an excellent professor. One of the most caring teachers I've ever encountered.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SMC425H1S
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

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